FRIDAY, DECEMBER 31, 1993
TABLE 1: MONETARY STATISTICS NOV 1993
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Nov 1993
Oct 1993
Earlier months (% change to Nov 1993)
Aug 1993
Nov 1992
(HK$mn)
Money Supply
160,842
203,878 (−21.1)
159,075 (
1.1)
134,847 (
19.3)
MI - HKS
18,776
18,746 (
0.2)
19,935 (
-5.8)
17,366 (
5.1)
Foreign currency
179,618
222,624 (−19.3 }
179,010 (
0.3)
152,713 (
17.6)
Total
1,062,851
930,390 (
14.2)
831,582 (
27.8)
714,330 (
48.8)
M2 - HK$*
838,561
840,923 (
-0.3)
844,859 (
-0.7)
783,957 (
7.0 )
Foreign currency*
1,901,411
1,771,312 (
7.3)
1,676,441 (
134)
1,498,286 (
26.9)
Total
1,079,356
946,987 (
14.0)
847,733 (
27.3)
736,637 (
46.5)
M3 - HKS*
876,695
876,183 (
0.1)
877,884 (
-0.1)
819,174 (
7.0)
Foreign currency"
1,956,051
1,823,169 (
7.3}
1,725,617 (
134)
1,555,811 (
25.7)
Jota!
67,958
68,752 (
-1.2)
68,336 (
-0.6)
57,051 (
19.1 )
Notes and coins in circulation
60,207
60,462 (
-0.4)
39,993 (
0.4)
49,467 (
21.7)
of which bald by public
Total Deposits
119,411
162,161 (
-25.4 )
119,017 (
0.3)
103,246 (
15.7)
Total Demand deposits
410,823
410,358 (
0.1)
391,347 (
5.0 )
351,547 (
16.9)
Total Savings deposita
Total Time deposits with licensed banks
1,288,551
1,117,826 (
15.3)
1,085,717 (
18.7)
977,571 (
31.8)
Total Time deposits with restricted licence banks
28,399
28,043 (
1.3)
28,019 (
1.4)
36,556 (−22.3 )
Total Time deposits with deposit-taking companies
17,334
17,417 (
-0.5)
17,819 (
-2.7)
19,031 (
-89)
1,001,685
871,171 (
15.0)
772,974 (
29.6)
673,295 (
48.8)
HK$ deposits*
411,644
412,990 (
-0.3)
417,214 (
-13 }
378,418 (
8.8)
US$ deposits*
451,190
451,644 (
-0.1)
451,732 (
-0.1 }
435,238 (
3.4)
Other foreign currency deposits
1,864,518
1,735,805 (
7:4)
1,641,920 (
13.6)
1,487,952 (
25.3)
All deposits
68,608
68,274 (
0.5)
64,062 (
7.1)
34,650 (
25.5)
Foreign currency swap deposits
Total Loans and advances
102,975
103,056 (
-0.1)
103,901 (
-0.9)
87,976 (
17.0)
To finance H.K.% visible trade
To finance merchandising trade not touching II.K
11,997
12,079 (
-0.7)
12,761 (
-6.0 }
11,823 (
1.5)
1,202,391
1,107,062 (
8.6)
1,040,149 (
15.6)
910,269 (
32.1)
Other loans for use in FI.K.
1,621,291
1,616,305 (
0.3)
1,662,054 (
-2.5)
1,415,574 (
14.3)
Other loans for use outside IIK.
Other loans where the place of use is not known
45,005
41,578 (
8.2)
42,639 (
5.3)
37,498 (
20.0)
1,089,573
990,694 (
10.0)
924,290 (
17.9)
806,376 (
35.1)
Loans in HK$
Loans in foreign currencies
1,894,087
2,983,560
1,889,406 ( 2,880,100 (
0.2)
3.6)
1,937,213 ( 2,861,503 (
-2.2)
1,656,765 (
14.3)
4.3)
2,463,141 (
21.1)
Total loans and advancem
·
Adjusted for foreign currency swap deposits. Starting from April 1991, swap deposits can further be broken down into US dollar and non-US dollar foreign currency swap deposits.
Note: "Restricted licence banke' and 'deposit-taking companies" were known as "licensed deposit-taking companies' and 'registered deposit-taking
companies' respectively before 1 February 1990.
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